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VIKING GENES

Population Size

10,000

People

Years

2005 - 2021

Associated BioSamples

DNA

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Scotland

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Lead time

Not applicable

Summary

Viking Genes is a research project consisting of three population cohorts, VIKING II, VIKING Health Study Shetland and the Orkney Complex Disease Study (ORCADES). It aims to discover the genes and variants that influence the risk of complex diseases.
DOI for dataset
https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.15.21265045

Documentation

The dataset is described on the study website at https://www.ed.ac.uk/viking The data dictionary for the VIKING II study has DOI https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/3145.

Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
10000
Associated media
https://www.facebook.com/vikinggene/;,;https://www.ed.ac.uk/viking

Keywords

Scotland, Orkney, Shetland, Isolate, Multiomics

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

The 10,000 research volunteers are people with ancestry from the Western or Northern Isles of Scotland, UK. This is defined as having two or more immediate grandparents from the Hebrides, Orkney or Shetland.

10000

Count

01 Mar 2005

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Study
Source of data extraction
Other
Collection source setting
Clinic, Home
Patient pathway description
Data is from healthy volunteers with ancestry from the Northern isles of Scotland.
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
DNA

Details

Publishing frequency
Irregular
Version
2.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Citation Requirements

DNA extractions were performed at the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, University of Edinburgh. We would like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of the research nurses in the Northern Isles, the administrative team at the University of Edinburgh and the people of Orkney and Shetland.

Coverage

Start date

03/01/2005

End date

01/04/2021

Time lag
Variable
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Scotland, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands
Minimum age range
16
Maximum age range
99
Follow-up

10 Years

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
multipart

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
https://www.ed.ac.uk/viking/our-data-and-samples
Time to dataset access
Not applicable
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
In progress
Jurisdiction
GB-SCT
Data use limitation
Research use only
Data use requirements
Collaboration required
Data Controller
The University of Edinburgh

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Clinic, Home